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havea clue what was best for his son. And she was damned if she was going to let him intimidate her. She jumped to her feet, too, but immediately regretted it when Daniel took a step towards her. She had forgotten how tall he was, how unnerving his eyes were. Despite every instinct telling her to back down, she held her ground. ‘And I thought I made it clear that as long as I am to be Harry’s nurse, I will decide what is in your child’s best interests as far as his rehab is concerned.’
For a long moment the air between them seemed to shiver. Colleen held her breath.
Suddenly and quite unexpectedly Daniel grinned and Colleen’s heart did something very peculiar inside her chest. He really was the most astonishingly good-looking man. If only he would smile more often, perhaps people would be more likely to do as he asked.
‘I’m sorry. That was unforgivably rude of me. You are absolutely right. I employed you because I believe that you do know what you’re doing. I guess I’m not very good at deferring to someone else when it comes to making decisions. But give me time.’
Once again he seemed completely different to the person who’d been glowering at her a few moments earlier. What was it with this man that made her feel constantly wrong-footed? One minute she was ready to hate him, the next, he made her feel all mushy inside. It must be because she felt sorry for him. Well, not sorry exactly. Daniel wasn’t the kind of man a person felt sorry for. Empathetic? No. Sympathetic! That was the right word. Any soft feelings she had were because she
sympathised
with him. Now she’d sorted that inside her head, she felt better.
He reached out and before she knew it his hand was at the back of her head. She felt a sharp tug, then herhair was released from its ponytail and falling around her shoulders. ‘That’s better. Now you don’t look quite as fierce.’
He was laughing at her. Colleen felt her cheeks redden, but whether it was from anger or something else, she didn’t want to think about. All she knew was that this man made her feel off balance—and she wasn’t used to feeling that way. She reached out and grabbed her scrunchie, tied her hair back into its ponytail and regarded him steadily.
‘If it’s all the same to you, I think I’ll have dinner in my room tonight.’ She was pleased to hear that her voice sounded normal. ‘I’m tired and we have a long day in front of us tomorrow. I’ll be ready to set off for Dorset no later than eight tomorrow. Shall I meet you in the hall?’
He was still grinning, but there was something disturbing in his smile…Something that sent a shiver down her spine, because her reaction to his smile wasn’t something a woman who was engaged should be feeling. What on earth was the matter with her? She had to be overtired and that was making her over-emotional. Relief made her feel light headed. Really, it was obvious when she thought about it.
‘Eight o’clock tomorrow it is,’ Daniel said and opened the door for her. He bent his head to hers. ‘Are you sure you won’t change your mind about dinner?’ His breath fanned her neck and little goose bumps popped out all over her body.
‘No, thanks,’ she said formally, and, resisting the impulse to bolt from the room, she bade him goodnight with what she hoped was a nonchalant smile and walked away.
CHAPTER SIX
U NTIL she saw Daniel pacing the hall at exactly eight the next morning, Colleen hadn’t been sure whether he’d keep his word. She had fully expected to find Burton meeting her to tell her that Daniel had been called into work and that Mike would be taking her instead. But as Daniel was wearing jeans and a casual short-sleeved shirt, it seemed he had decided to take the day off work after all.
A team of contractors were busy working in the hall. Daniel hadn’t wasted any time getting the lift organised. He was deep in conversation with a man who appeared to be the foreman.
As she waited for
For a long moment the air between them seemed to shiver. Colleen held her breath.
Suddenly and quite unexpectedly Daniel grinned and Colleen’s heart did something very peculiar inside her chest. He really was the most astonishingly good-looking man. If only he would smile more often, perhaps people would be more likely to do as he asked.
‘I’m sorry. That was unforgivably rude of me. You are absolutely right. I employed you because I believe that you do know what you’re doing. I guess I’m not very good at deferring to someone else when it comes to making decisions. But give me time.’
Once again he seemed completely different to the person who’d been glowering at her a few moments earlier. What was it with this man that made her feel constantly wrong-footed? One minute she was ready to hate him, the next, he made her feel all mushy inside. It must be because she felt sorry for him. Well, not sorry exactly. Daniel wasn’t the kind of man a person felt sorry for. Empathetic? No. Sympathetic! That was the right word. Any soft feelings she had were because she
sympathised
with him. Now she’d sorted that inside her head, she felt better.
He reached out and before she knew it his hand was at the back of her head. She felt a sharp tug, then herhair was released from its ponytail and falling around her shoulders. ‘That’s better. Now you don’t look quite as fierce.’
He was laughing at her. Colleen felt her cheeks redden, but whether it was from anger or something else, she didn’t want to think about. All she knew was that this man made her feel off balance—and she wasn’t used to feeling that way. She reached out and grabbed her scrunchie, tied her hair back into its ponytail and regarded him steadily.
‘If it’s all the same to you, I think I’ll have dinner in my room tonight.’ She was pleased to hear that her voice sounded normal. ‘I’m tired and we have a long day in front of us tomorrow. I’ll be ready to set off for Dorset no later than eight tomorrow. Shall I meet you in the hall?’
He was still grinning, but there was something disturbing in his smile…Something that sent a shiver down her spine, because her reaction to his smile wasn’t something a woman who was engaged should be feeling. What on earth was the matter with her? She had to be overtired and that was making her over-emotional. Relief made her feel light headed. Really, it was obvious when she thought about it.
‘Eight o’clock tomorrow it is,’ Daniel said and opened the door for her. He bent his head to hers. ‘Are you sure you won’t change your mind about dinner?’ His breath fanned her neck and little goose bumps popped out all over her body.
‘No, thanks,’ she said formally, and, resisting the impulse to bolt from the room, she bade him goodnight with what she hoped was a nonchalant smile and walked away.
CHAPTER SIX
U NTIL she saw Daniel pacing the hall at exactly eight the next morning, Colleen hadn’t been sure whether he’d keep his word. She had fully expected to find Burton meeting her to tell her that Daniel had been called into work and that Mike would be taking her instead. But as Daniel was wearing jeans and a casual short-sleeved shirt, it seemed he had decided to take the day off work after all.
A team of contractors were busy working in the hall. Daniel hadn’t wasted any time getting the lift organised. He was deep in conversation with a man who appeared to be the foreman.
As she waited for
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